The Electronic Intifada Podcast 22 May 2021
We are joined by our colleague, The Electronic Intifada’s executive director Ali Abunimah and journalist and researcher Jon Elmer.
“Once a colonized, occupied people makes a decision to free itself, that decision is really irrevocable, and they are prepared to pay a high price,” Ali says.
“We also emerge with Palestinian consciousness enhanced: pan-Palestinian consciousness across historic Palestine.”
Jon is Nora’s co-host of The Brief Podcast. He lived in Gaza and the West Bank for years, documenting both Israel’s attacks and the Palestinian armed struggle.
Jon said: “As far as the rockets go: there’s more of them, they’re going further, they’re deadlier, they’re being used more tactically, effectively to go around the Iron Domes. This is something that’s been developing in Gaza for a long time.”
The discussion was recorded on Thursday just as a ceasefire was brokered by Egypt, after 11 days of intense Israeli state violence.
Around 260 Palestinians have been killed throughout their homeland – the lands comprising Gaza, the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and Israel – since 10 May, with thousands more injured.
Articles we discussed
- “Israel has killed 14 families in their Gaza homes,” Maureen Clare Murphy
- “Israeli radio incites killing, expulsion of Palestinian citizens,” Asa Winstanley
- “This time it’s different,” Ahmed Abu Artema
Video production by Tamara Nassar
Theme music by Sharif Zakout
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I really enjoyed listening
Permalink Maria Landi replied on
I really enjoyed listening about the resistance's incredible capability to develop its military infrastructure and assets. What I can't help wondering is why they didn't invest a single effort in building shelters for the people, so that Israeli bombardments aren't so devastating. There might be reasons, but if they do have this capability you're describing, why not do anything to try to protect more Gazan civilian population?